Wenske Surname
Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname
Wenske Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,384 | 1:58,169 | 7,511 |
| United States | 397 | 1:912,995 | 68,645 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Wenske Demographics
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Wenske Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenske Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wenske is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenske? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 209,270th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,689,897 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Wenske are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wenske is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,384 people, or 1 in 58,169. In Germany Wenske is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Wenske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wenske has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wenske last name rose 4,963 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wenske Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wenske surname are 27.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wenske earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,759 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wensker | 92 | 100 | / |
| Weinske | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wenscke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wienske | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wenskey | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wuenscke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wenskoey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Venske | 83 | 1,740 | / |
| Wenzke | 83 | 853 | / |
| Wenski | 83 | 577 | / |
| Wensky | 83 | 253 | / |
| Benske | 83 | 160 | / |
| Winske | 83 | 117 | / |
| Wenska | 83 | 42 | / |
| Wuensk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wienski | 77 | 89 | / |
| Winskie | 77 | 89 | / |
| Winskey | 77 | 54 | / |
| Wenszky | 77 | 47 | / |
| Benskey | 77 | 43 | / |
| Wenskay | 77 | 31 | / |
| Venscke | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wenszka | 77 | 21 | / |
| Wensche | 77 | 20 | / |
| Weunski | 77 | 19 | / |
| Weinski | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wenzker | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wiensky | 77 | 5 | / |
| Venskie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weunsky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wehnsky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wienzke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenscki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenskiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venskey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Winskee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vensk | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wensc | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wenzk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wnski | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuensche | 71 | 506 | / |
| Vienskie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wennskär | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wenschka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Venzke | 67 | 2,268 | / |
| Winski | 67 | 969 | / |
| Vensky | 67 | 567 | / |
| Winsky | 67 | 304 | / |
| Venski | 67 | 237 | / |
| Wenzky | 67 | 80 | / |
| Venský | 67 | 43 | / |
| Venská | 67 | 39 | / |
| Winska | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wnsche | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wenzka | 67 | 21 | / |
| Venska | 67 | 18 | / |
| Benzke | 67 | 17 | / |
| Venské | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wenzki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wänskä | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wynski | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winzke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vensck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winsck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinske | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wenske
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